Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS
Section 391.280 - Endorsement to teach physical education

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 391.280

Current through February 27, 2024

To receive an endorsement to teach physical education, a person must hold a bachelor's degree and have completed:

1. An approved program of preparation for teaching physical education in kindergarten through grade 12; or

2. A course of study consisting of:

(a) Forty-two semester hours of credit which includes course work in each of the following areas of study:
(1) Anatomical kinesiology or mechanical kinesiology, or both;

(2) The physiology of exercise;

(3) Testing and measuring the skill and ability of a pupil in physical education;

(4) The psychological or social aspects of physical education, or both;

(5) Motor learning or motor development;

(6) Adapted physical education;

(7) Movement activities for pupils in preschool and primary grades;

(8) Movement activities for pupils in intermediate grades;

(9) Advanced first aid or an equivalent course of study; and

(10) Methods and techniques of teaching:
(I) Physical fitness;

(II) Team sports;

(III) Rhythms and dance or rhythmic activities for pupils in elementary school; and

(IV) Individual sports; and

(b) Twenty-two semester hours of credit in professional education which included:
(1) Foundations of education;

(2) Methods of teaching physical education in elementary and secondary grades; and

(3) Eight semester hours of credit as a student teacher in a composite program in elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school grades which includes 4 semester hours of credit in elementary grades and 4 semester hours of credit in secondary grades.

Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.390, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-13-91; R005-05, 10-31-2005

NRS 385.080, 391.019

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Nevada may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.